Sirkka Salonen

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Sirkka Salonen
Sirkka Salonen Miss Europe 1938.jpg
Sirkka Salonen in 1938
Born
Sirkka Tellervo Salonen

September 29, 1917
Peräseinäjoki, Finland
Died11 October 1975(1975-10-11) (aged 58)
OccupationModel, Actress
Title
Spouse(s)Paavo Lahtinen (divorced)
Children2

Sirkka Tellervo Salonen (1917 — 1975) was a Finnish model and actress, who in 1938, became the third Finnish woman to win the title of Miss Europe. She also won the title of Miss Finland that same year.

Life[]

Salonen was born on September 29, 1917, in Peräseinäjoki, Finland. She was the daughter of Toivo Salonen and Johanna Gabrielsdotter. Before starting her career as a model, she was studying at the Teachers Training College at Heinola to become an elementary school teacher.[1][2][3] In 1938, She won the title of Miss Finland,[4] that qualified her for the Miss Europe 1938, which was the 11th edition of the Miss Europe pageant. That year's contest was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 10, 1938. Sirkka Salonen was voted as Miss Europe 1938 from among 14 finalists of different European countries, in a unanimous decision by the juries led by the Belgian born French journalist  [fr].[5][6][7] After becoming Miss Europe in 1938, Salonen started to receive invitations to participate in other beauty pageants, and also in films.[8] Upon her winning the competition, she was expelled by her college's committee, for taking part in a beauty competition, as they did not consider a beauty pageant winner suitable for a future teacher.[9][10][3] However, the board of committee later overturned their decision, but Salonen no longer continued her studies in Heinola.[11] Salonen was married to Paavo Lahtinen and later divorced, with whom she'd have two daughters.

Sirkka Salonen died on October 11, 1975.

Filmography[]

  • 1938, Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta (En: The song of the Scarlet Flower, directed by Teuvo Tulio)[12]
  • 1940, Unelma karjamajalla (En: In the fields of Dreams, directed by Teuvo Tulio)[13][12]

Photos[]

  • Sirkka Salonen Miss Denmark and Miss Europe 1938.jpg
  • Miss Europe 1938 Sirkka Salonen.jpg
  • Portrait of Sirkka Salonen.png
  • Sirkka Salonen.jpg

Reference[]

  1. ^ "Education: Beauty and the Brain". Time. 1938-09-26. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  2. ^ "2 Oct 1938, Page.3". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "30 Oct 1938 entry". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  4. ^ "14 Oct 1938, p.1". The Eunice News. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  5. ^ "17 Sep 1938, p.1". The Tipton Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  6. ^ "19 Sep 1938, p.15". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  7. ^ "26 Sep 1938, p.1". NewsPress. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  8. ^ Kääpä, Pietari (2012). Directory of World Cinema: Finland. Intellect Ltd. ISBN 978-1841506173.
  9. ^ TIMES, Wireless to THE NEW YORK (1938-09-15). "Miss Europe Is Expelled From College in Finland". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  10. ^ "26 Sep 1938, Page 6". McComb Daily Journal. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  11. ^ Meyer, Harold (1939). Youth Leaders Digest, Volume 1, Issues 6-10. Youth Service, Inc. ASIN B00U0NEZ8U.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Films: Kaarlo Oksanen | The List". film.list.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  13. ^ In the Fields of Dreams (1940), Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 2021-05-20

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